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A Guide to Transit-Friendly Streets

By Project for Public Spaces on Jan 1, 2009 | Add Comment
How to achieve harmony among motorists, public transit users, bicycles and pedestrians.
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Balancing Street Space for Pedestrians and Vehicles

By Project for Public Spaces on Jan 1, 2009 | Add Comment
Suggested techniques to gauge the amount of street space needed by pedestrians and vehicles.
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A Revolution in Transportation Planning

By Project for Public Spaces on Jan 1, 2009 | 1 Comment
Today, many transportation agencies at every level are looking to other ways of dealing with congestion. DOTs are thinking about how easy it is to reach destinations – by car, as well as by transit, bike or foot.
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Public art at a bus transfer station in Corpus Christ, TX

Placemaking in Transit

By Project for Public Spaces on Jan 1, 2009 | Add Comment
Bus and train stations can be magnets for community life.
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A Community Vision for Transit Facilities

By Project for Public Spaces on Jan 1, 2009 | Add Comment
PPS' approach to public transportation.
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Reinventing Streets as Places

By Project for Public Spaces on May 1, 2008 | Add Comment
Streets account for as much as a third of the land in a city, and historically, they served as public spaces for social and economic exchanges.
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The Benefits of Reinventing Streets as Places

By Project for Public Spaces on May 1, 2008 | Add Comment

Growing reams of research show that communities with conveniently walkable streets and less dependence on autos for all their transportation needs see a host of other benefits.

Environment. Air pollution is reduced. Sprawl eats up less of the surrounding countryside. Less pavement means more green space and better water quality.

Health. Walkable communities increase people’s [...]

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Bold Uses on Classic Streets

By Project for Public Spaces on Jan 2, 2008 | 1 Comment
The great cities of the world, both large and small, are known for their great streets- -whether grand boulevards or narrow, winding streets. They function as an urban bloodstream, pumping life through the city and connecting the most important destinations.
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Streets are People Places

By Project for Public Spaces on Jun 1, 2005 | 1 Comment
The first step in winning back our communities is realizing that cars should not rule the roads.
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The Champion of Dayton

By Project for Public Spaces on Jun 1, 2005 | Add Comment
How Minnie Fells Johnson used public transit to revitalize a downtown.
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Lessons from Paris

By Project for Public Spaces on Jun 1, 2005 | Add Comment
Mayor Bertrand Delanoë's aggressive campaign to reclaim city streets for people is a political winner.
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Transit to the Rescue

By Project for Public Spaces on Jun 1, 2005 | Add Comment
PPS is helping California's San Mateo County relieve gridlock by boosting transit ridership and bringing street life back to car-dominated downtowns.
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